SINCLAIR USER, often abbreviated SU, was a magazine dedicated to the
Sinclair ResearchSinclair Research range of home computers , most specifically the ZX
Spectrum (while also occasionally covering arcade games ). Initially
published by ECC Publications, and later
EMAPEMAP , it was published in
the UK between 1982 and 1993, and was the longest running
Sinclair-based magazine.

Like many similar magazines, it contained news, game reviews,
previews, tips, help guides, regular columns, readers' letters and
cover-mounted game demos .

In May 1992 the former rival publication CRASH was notionally
subsumed into
Sinclair UserSinclair User but in practice this meant little more
than the addition of the Crash! logo to the magazine's cover page.

In earlier years, the magazine built up personality cults around some
of its "hilariously" monikered staff, including Bill "Incorruptible"
Scolding, John "Disgusting" Gilbert, Chris "Lunchbreaks" Bourne,
Claire "Ligger" Edgely, Richard Price (writer of the "Gordo
Greatbelly" adventure tips section), and columnist Andrew Hewson
(founder of
Hewson Consultants software).

Under David Kelly's editorial tenure, the magazine began to focus
more on the gaming scene, and featured more colour graphics under
designer Gareth "the Mad Celt". By the time of editor Graham Taylor,
the magazine included the cartoon character Kamikaze Bear , and the
tone of the publication changed from a semi-serious magazine to
something aimed more at children.